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Tag Archives: Finland
Hormone Replacement Therapy Associated With Small Increased Risk of Developing Alzheimer’s Disease (BBC News / BMJ / NHS Digital)
Summary Research from Finland discovered a 9% to 17% increase in the risk of developing Alzheimer’s Disease in women taking hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for more than 10 years. The public has been advised not to be overly concerned, as absolute risk … Continue reading
Posted in BBC News, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, NHS Digital (Previously NHS Choices), Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Statistics, Universal Interest
Tagged BBC Health News, Behind the Headlines, BMJ, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, British Medical Journal (BMJ), Dementia Risk Factors, Dementia Risk Reduction and Prevention, Division of Family Medicine: Karolinska Institute, EPID Research Oy (Finland), Epidemiology, Epidemiology and Statistics, Estradiol, Finland, Folkhälsan Research Center (Finland), Helsinki University Hospital, Hormone Replacement Therapy, Hormone Therapy and Cognition, HRT, Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation, Karolinska Institute, Karolinska Institute: Department of Neurobiology Care Sciences and Society, Medroxyprogesterone Acetate, Modifiable Risk Factors, National Institute for Health and Welfare (Finland), NHS Digital, NHS Digital (Formerly NHS Choices), Norethisterone Acetate, Obstetrics and Gynecology: University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Oestrogen-Progestogen Therapy, Postmenopausal Hormone Therapy and Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease, Progestogens, Research Centre for Child Psychiatry: University of Turku, Risk Factors, Risk Factors and Preventive Interventions for Alzheimer Disease, Sweden, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, University of Turku
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More on International Comparisons in Life Expectancy: The Impact of Austerity? (BBC News / ONS / BMJ / NHS Choices / King’s Fund)
Summary Increases in life expectancy in the UK may be slowing down; possibly at the fastest rate among the top twenty leading world economies. This slowdown effect was most apparent in women, where the rate of rising life expectancy fell … Continue reading
Posted in BBC News, Charitable Bodies, Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, King's Fund, National, NHS Digital (Previously NHS Choices), Statistics, Universal Interest
Tagged Ageing Population, Ageing Research, Ageing Society, Austerity, Australia, Austria, Bazian, BBC Health News, BBC's Life Expectancy Calculator, Behind the Headlines, Belgium, Canada, Changing Trends in Mortality in England and Wales: 1990 to 2017, Changing Trends in Mortality: Cross-UK Comparison - 1981 to 2016 (ONS), Changing Trends in Mortality: International Comparisons, Critical Appraisals, Declines in Life Expectancy, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Health Equity in England: The Marmot Review 10 Years On, Health Inequalities, Health Inequalities in England, Human Mortality Database, Human Mortality Database (HMD), Increasing Life Expectancy: Trends and Comparisons, International Comparisons, Italy, Japan, Leonard Davis School of Gerontology and Department of Sociology: University of Southern California, Life Expectancy, Life Expectancy by Neighbourhood, Life Expectancy Gaps, Life Expectancy of Poorest Women, Life Expectancy: Inequalities, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Marmot Review (2020): Ten Years On, Mortality Data from the Office for National Statistics, National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institutes of Health (US), Netherlands, Norway, Office for National Statistics (ONS), Office of Population Research and Department of Sociology: Princeton University, PHE Review of Recent Trends in Mortality in England, Poorest Women’s Life Expectancy, Portugal, Princeton University, Professor Martin McKee: European Public Health at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Public Health England (PHE), Robert Cuffe: BBC News Head of Statistics, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), Sir Steve Webb: Former Liberal Democrat Pensions Minister, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Trends in Life Expectancy: International Comparisons, Trends in Longevity in England, Trends in Mortality in England, United Kingdom, United States, University of Southern California, US National Institutes of Health, USA
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Nutritional Intervention to Slow Dementia Progression?: Evidence Still Unclear on Nutricia’s Souvenaid Drink (BBC News / Lancet Neurology / NHS Choices)
Summary A LipiDiDiet trial investigated the effects of Fortasyn Connect on cognitive decline (and related measures) in the early stages of Alzheimer’s Disease. This small trial indicates that Nutricia’s nutrient drink Souvenaid has no significant effect on the rate of … Continue reading
Posted in BBC News, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, NHS Digital (Previously NHS Choices), Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Nutrition, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Universal Interest
Tagged Alzheimer Center Limburg: University of Maastricht, Alzheimer Center: VU University Medical Center, Alzheimer's and Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association, Alzheimer's and Dementia: Translational Research and Clinical Interventions (TRCI), Alzheimer’s and Dementia (Journal), Amsterdam Neuroscience: VU University Medical Center, BBC Health News, Behind the Headlines, Care Sciences and Society: Karolinska Institute, Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory: Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Clinical Trials Unit: Karolinska University Hospital, Cognitive Impairment, Conversion to Dementia From Prodromal Disease, Department of Clinical Geriatrics: Karolinska Institute, Department of Experimental Neurology: Saarland University, Department of Geriatric Medicine: Karolinska University Hospital, Department of Neurobiology: Karolinska Institute, Department of Neurology: Kuopio University Hospital, Department of Neurology: University of Eastern Finland, Department of Neurology: VU University Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry: Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology: University of Maastricht, European Commission 7th Framework Programme, European Community’s Seventh Framework Programme, Fatty Acids, Finland, Fortasyn Connect, German Institute for Dementia Prevention (DIDP), Germany, Improving Nutritional Care, Institute of Clinical Medicine: University of Eastern Finland, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology: Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska Institutet (Stockholm), Karolinska University Hospital, Kuopio University Hospital, Lancet Neurology, LipiDiDiet Trial, Medical Faculty: Saarland University, Netherlands, Neuneuropsychological Test Battery (NTB), NeuroCenter Kuopio University Hospital, NL-ENIGMA Trial, Nutricia Advanced Medical Nutrition, Nutricia’s Souvenaid Drink, Nutrients, Nutrition and Dementia, Nutrition Support, Nutritional Approaches to Slowing or Arresting Cognitive Impairment / Dementia, Nutritional Interventions, Nutritional Supplementation, Oral Nutritional Supplements, Pentara Corporation (Salt Lake City), Preclinical Alzheimer's Disease, Preclinical Phase of Dementia, Prodromal Alzheimer's Disease, Saarland University (Homburg), Sahlgrenska Academy: University of Gothenburg, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Souvenaid Drink (Nutricia), Sweden, University of Eastern Finland, University of Gothenburg, University of Maastricht, USA, Vitamins, VU University Medical Center
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European Study of Unpaid Dementia Carer Burden (JAMDA)
Summary The following article covers a study of people with dementia and their informal carers supported by community services (whether living at home or receiving day care or respite care) across eight European countries. The investigation explored any association(s) between … Continue reading
Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, International, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Ageing Population, Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Burden of Alzheimer’s Disease, Burden of Dementia, Burden on Caregivers, Care for People with Dementia in the Community, Care in an Ageing Society, Caregiver Burden, Caregiver Distress, Caregiver Styles and Caregiver Burden, Caregiving (Carers), Carer Awareness, Carer Burden, Carer Burden in Dementia, Carer Experience, Carer Fatigue, Carer Friendly Communities, Carer Isolation, Carer Support, Carer Support Services, Carer's Needs, Carer’s Perspective, Carers, Carers and Families, Carers for People with Dementia, Case Managers (Carers), Challenges in Communication, Challenging Behaviour, Challenging Behaviour in Dementia, Commissioning Carer Support Services, Estonia, Experiences of Health Care Services, Experiences of Social Care Services, Families, Family Caregivers, Family Carers, Family Involvement, Family-Based Care, Finland, France, Germany, Hallucinations in People with Dementia, Health and Wellbeing of Adult Carers, Helping Disoriented People, Impact of Caring on Carers, Improving Carer Health and Wellbeing, Improving Lives of Carers, Informal Carers, Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, Journal of the American Medical Directors Association (JAMDA), Netherlands, On the Margins of Admission to Long-Term Care, Personalised Carer Support, RightTimePlaceCare - Seventh Framework European Project, RightTimePlaceCare Consortium, RightTimePlaceCare Study, Seventh Framework European Project: RightTimePlaceCare, Spain, Stress Reduction, Stress Reduction for Unpaid Family Carers, Strugglers (Carers), Support for Carers, Supporting Persons With Dementia, Sustainable Caring, Sweden, Tailored Caregiver Assistance, United Kingdom, Unpaid Caregivers (Carers), Unpaid Carers
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More Spent on the NHS Than Previously Thought (BMJ / BBC News)
Summary Previous estimates concerning the proportion of UK GDP spent on the NHS were probably on the low side: Full Text Link (Note: This article requires a suitable Athens password, a journal subscription or payment for access). Reference Appleby, J. … Continue reading
Posted in BBC News, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Health Foundation, In the News, International, National, NHS, Nuffield Trust, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
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Updated Projections for the Dementia Time-Bomb in England and Wales to 2040 (BMJ)
Summary A recent study by researchers University College London (UCL) and the University of Liverpool attempting to assess the future societal burden of dementia (sometimes termed the “Dementia Timebomb”) predicts the number of people living with dementia in England and Wales could … Continue reading
Posted in BBC News, Diagnosis, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, National, Quick Insights, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest, Wales
Tagged BMJ, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, British Medical Journal (BMJ), Burden of Dementia, Burden of Dementia (Statistics), Centre for Dementia Prevention: University of Edinburgh, Centre for Research in Epidemiology and Public Health: Hôpital Paul Brousse, Clinicum, Dementia Incidence Projections: England and Wales to 2040, Dementia Prevalence, Dementia Time-Bomb, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health (University College London), Department of Epidemiology and Public Health: University College, Department of Prevention and Medical Education: Medical University of Gdansk, Department of Public Health and Policy: University of Liverpool, English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA), Epidemiology, Epidemiology and Statistics, Faculty of Medicine: University of Helsinki, Finland, France, Hôpital Paul Brousse, IMPACT-BAM (IMPACT-Better Ageing Model), IMPACT-Better Ageing Model (IMPACT-BAM), INSERM, Medical University of Gdansk, Poland, Prevalence of Dementia, University College London, University of Edinburgh, University of Helsinki, University of Liverpool, Wider Societal Burden
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